Anonymous
Post 02/24/2026 15:15     Subject: College kid is sick
If he eats from dinning hall, he can ask a friend to bring a plate.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2026 15:14     Subject: College kid is sick
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Is there no student health nurse on campus?


There is a student health center but far from his place (like a good 20 min walk) and he does not want to do that. He called the other urgent care which is close to his place and he can go tomorrow am. I should not have posted because these responses are making me feel worse. My mistake.


You can send him non-prescription medication and snacks through Instacart delivery from a pharmacy near him. If he needs to go to student health center, he can take an Uber. If he needs food, Ubereat. Take number of a roommate or friend or resident advisor who can check on him if you don't hear from him and feel worried. Being a mother is tough when your baby is away and alone but don't worry, he'll be fine. If you've a friend or family member in that area, may be they can help. Best of luck!
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2026 14:55     Subject: College kid is sick
Anonymous wrote:He can do this. BTDT with my 2 college boys. One with mono (the worst!).


He can and he should. This whole thread and level of coddling is obscene. Like the early foreshadowing to the overbearing mother in law and useless, inept at life husbands threads in Relationships.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2026 13:03     Subject: Re:College kid is sick
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This year is rough. I actually took the train up, booked a hotel and had him stay with me for several days. Took him to urgent care in an uber. They gave him prednisone and antibiotics. He was feeling so much better in 48 hours. It hit him the week before finals. He’s in a room on the top bunk. He was freaking out about missing last tests before finals etc.

Once he goes to urgent care and is set up, he can also do video appointments. If you send him some flu/covid tests they might accept those. My kid also probably felt so weak and horrible as he hadn’t eaten in several days and probably didn’t drink enough liquids.

Everyone at his school is sick again. He’s doing better with getting sick now, will take Zicam, drink juice, get more sleep and go to urgent care before he feels like he is dying.


Huh? at 3 pm you're far away and by 6 pm it's 48 hours later?


I’m not the OP. I took a train up, 1 hour 45 minutes. There is a hotel next to campus. We stayed there together for 2 nights. He seemed well enough after the 2 nd night so I checked out in the afternoon and let him stay an extra night.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2026 09:03     Subject: Re:College kid is sick
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This year is rough. I actually took the train up, booked a hotel and had him stay with me for several days. Took him to urgent care in an uber. They gave him prednisone and antibiotics. He was feeling so much better in 48 hours. It hit him the week before finals. He’s in a room on the top bunk. He was freaking out about missing last tests before finals etc.

Once he goes to urgent care and is set up, he can also do video appointments. If you send him some flu/covid tests they might accept those. My kid also probably felt so weak and horrible as he hadn’t eaten in several days and probably didn’t drink enough liquids.

Everyone at his school is sick again. He’s doing better with getting sick now, will take Zicam, drink juice, get more sleep and go to urgent care before he feels like he is dying.


Huh? at 3 pm you're far away and by 6 pm it's 48 hours later?


This is a different poster and not the op...
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2026 09:00     Subject: College kid is sick
Anonymous wrote:If you're very concerned, you could make the RA aware. Every college has their own chain of command for something like this. It might be as unobtrusive as the Resident Assistant looking-in on him once in awhile

this
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2026 05:21     Subject: Re:College kid is sick
Anonymous wrote:This year is rough. I actually took the train up, booked a hotel and had him stay with me for several days. Took him to urgent care in an uber. They gave him prednisone and antibiotics. He was feeling so much better in 48 hours. It hit him the week before finals. He’s in a room on the top bunk. He was freaking out about missing last tests before finals etc.

Once he goes to urgent care and is set up, he can also do video appointments. If you send him some flu/covid tests they might accept those. My kid also probably felt so weak and horrible as he hadn’t eaten in several days and probably didn’t drink enough liquids.

Everyone at his school is sick again. He’s doing better with getting sick now, will take Zicam, drink juice, get more sleep and go to urgent care before he feels like he is dying.


Huh? at 3 pm you're far away and by 6 pm it's 48 hours later?
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2026 18:48     Subject: Re:College kid is sick
I imagine campus police could also drive him to the health center?
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2026 18:37     Subject: Re:College kid is sick
Man cold
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2026 18:34     Subject: College kid is sick
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's hard Op. A good measure: ask him what's he's doing, right then, when he's talking to you. Mine was walking across campus, so I knew she was well enough to do that. Are they calling you from outside their room. How long has it been since they left their room. Are they standing/walking around in their room. Are they flat on their back in bed. How long since they got out of bed ~ ask some clarifying questions.



He was at the grocery store getting a sandwich but going home to sleep.


Did he mask or spread all this illness to everyone around him?


You can guess.
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2026 18:31     Subject: College kid is sick
Don't most top 100 schools and probably others have campus health services?
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2026 18:18     Subject: Re:College kid is sick
This year is rough. I actually took the train up, booked a hotel and had him stay with me for several days. Took him to urgent care in an uber. They gave him prednisone and antibiotics. He was feeling so much better in 48 hours. It hit him the week before finals. He’s in a room on the top bunk. He was freaking out about missing last tests before finals etc.

Once he goes to urgent care and is set up, he can also do video appointments. If you send him some flu/covid tests they might accept those. My kid also probably felt so weak and horrible as he hadn’t eaten in several days and probably didn’t drink enough liquids.

Everyone at his school is sick again. He’s doing better with getting sick now, will take Zicam, drink juice, get more sleep and go to urgent care before he feels like he is dying.
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2026 17:14     Subject: College kid is sick
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's hard Op. A good measure: ask him what's he's doing, right then, when he's talking to you. Mine was walking across campus, so I knew she was well enough to do that. Are they calling you from outside their room. How long has it been since they left their room. Are they standing/walking around in their room. Are they flat on their back in bed. How long since they got out of bed ~ ask some clarifying questions.



He was at the grocery store getting a sandwich but going home to sleep.


He was getting a sandwich but couldn't walk in to a clinic. Uh huh. Tell him he's in college.
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2026 16:59     Subject: College kid is sick
Anonymous wrote:There are COVID/flu combination tests available at the drug store. He should have grabbed one of these at the grocery store.


He needs to see a doctor regardless.
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2026 16:55     Subject: College kid is sick
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's hard Op. A good measure: ask him what's he's doing, right then, when he's talking to you. Mine was walking across campus, so I knew she was well enough to do that. Are they calling you from outside their room. How long has it been since they left their room. Are they standing/walking around in their room. Are they flat on their back in bed. How long since they got out of bed ~ ask some clarifying questions.



He was at the grocery store getting a sandwich but going home to sleep.


Did he mask or spread all this illness to everyone around him?